The Devil’s column
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You will shortly see a gorge that reveals itself in the steep mountainside around 1200 metres up. It is said that it was the devil himself that made it, it therefore goes by the name the devil’s or hell’s column. Legend says that the devil sat on top of the mountain looking at the stars, but he fell asleep and when the sun began to rise, he got up in such a hurry to make it home that he took large parts of the mountainside with him. On the opposite side of the fjord, right down by the fjord edge, you can find the Syltavika Farm, and if you lift your gaze 400 metres above it, you can see the Blomberg Mountain farm. Both these farms, and many more in this fjord, have been restored and taken care of by the voluntary organisation the Friends of Storfjord. Their unique work contributes to preserving the history and in addition creates wonderful experiences for current and future generations.